| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bogue (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Spencer Pence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Doe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Root (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Nicholas Myers inbounds the ball | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Myers | 44-29 |
| 19:13 | Butler | John Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Coles | 44-29 |
| 19:12 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Nicholas Myers | 44-29 |
| 18:54 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles is whistled for traveling | 44-29 |
| 18:42 | Butler | John Roberts misses the easy layup | 44-29 |
| 18:41 | Loyola Chicago | Nicholas Myers gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 18:35 | Loyola Chicago | David Bogue denies the turnaround by Nicholas Myers | 44-29 |
| 18:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Bogue | 44-29 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Lawrence Coles swats the short shot by John Roberts | 44-29 |
| 18:22 | Loyola Chicago | Nicholas Myers grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Nicholas Myers | 44-32 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Johnson Sparling knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Darko Bochenski | 47-32 |
| 17:43 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Darko Bochenski - foul #2 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| 17:43 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Terence Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-35 |
| 17:14 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence is fouled on the floor by Darko Bochenski - foul #3 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Darko Bochenski, David Bogue | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Rocheleau (PF), James Skelley (C) Lawrence Coles, Daniel Root | |
| 16:56 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Rocheleau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 16:54 | Butler | John Roberts snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 16:42 | Butler | John Roberts knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Terence Smith | 52-35 |
| 16:21 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Doe steps out of bounds on the baseline | 52-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Ilia Pieczynski (SG), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Johnson Sparling, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG), Sean Tabor (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Spencer Pence, Jack Doe, Nicholas Myers | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:00 | Butler | Michel McAlexander is hacked by Thomas Murphy - foul #2 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #1 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Butler | David Bogue (PF) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles (PF), Daniel Root (C) Sean Tabor, James Skelley | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ilia Pieczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bogue (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bill Bauer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Rocheleau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Daniel Root (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (SF) Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 15:15 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-35 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Darko Bochenski snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 14:50 | Butler | David Bogue jams it set up by Michel McAlexander | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:38 | Loyola Chicago | David Bogue steps in front of the Richard Rocheleau pass | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:19 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Bogue | 57-35 |
| 13:54 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Rocheleau makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Murphy | 57-37 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski travels with the ball | 57-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Roberts (C) Michel McAlexander, Ilia Pieczynski, Darko Bochenski, David Bogue, John Landes | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence (PG), Jack Doe (SG), Nicholas Myers (SF), James Skelley (PF), Thomas Wyse (C) Bill Bauer, Richard Rocheleau, Thomas Murphy, Lawrence Coles, Daniel Root | |
| 13:12 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-37 |
| 13:10 | Butler | John Roberts grabs the board | 57-37 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Roberts | 60-37 |
| 12:29 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Doe buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Skelley | 60-40 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Thomas Wyse is called for the reach on John Roberts - foul #1 on Thomas Wyse, team foul #2 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles (PF) Thomas Wyse | |
| 11:49 | Butler | John Roberts can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Skelley - foul #3 on James Skelley, team foul #3 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (SF), David Bogue (PF) Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 11:49 | Butler | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 11:49 | Butler | John Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 11:49 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Bogue (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Spencer Pence (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Doe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - James Skelley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Doe | 61-43 |
| 11:30 | Butler | David Bogue is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Myers - foul #1 on Nicholas Myers, team foul #4 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root (C) James Skelley | |
| 11:11 | Butler | John Roberts misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Root - foul #3 on Daniel Root, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| 11:11 | Butler | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 11:11 | Butler | John Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 11:11 | Loyola Chicago | Nicholas Myers pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 10:49 | Loyola Chicago | Terence Smith is called for the reach on Spencer Pence - foul #2 on Terence Smith, team foul #3 | 62-43 |
| 10:31 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Doe misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 10:29 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence tips it but misses | 62-43 |
| 10:28 | Butler | David Bogue snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Terence Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnson Sparling | 65-43 |
| 09:50 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Roberts - foul #3 on John Roberts, team foul #4 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Landes (C) Johnson Sparling, Darko Bochenski, David Bogue, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Richard Rocheleau (PF), James Skelley (C) Jack Doe, Nicholas Myers, Lawrence Coles, Daniel Root | |
| 09:50 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 09:50 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence misses the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 09:50 | Butler | John Landes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses the floater from the right wing | 65-44 |
| 09:32 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley pulls down the rebound | 65-44 |
| 09:17 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-44 |
| 09:16 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Rocheleau grabs the offensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 09:11 | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-44 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Masio Abdallah grabs the defensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ilia Pieczynski | 67-44 |
| 08:38 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Rocheleau | 67-46 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is hacked by Spencer Pence - foul #1 on Spencer Pence, team foul #6 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Darko Bochenski (SF), David Bogue (PF), John Roberts (C) Terence Smith, Ilia Pieczynski, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG), Jack Doe (SG), Nicholas Myers (SF), Lawrence Coles (PF), Daniel Root (C) Spencer Pence, Sean Tabor, Thomas Murphy, Richard Rocheleau, James Skelley | |
| 07:49 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Coles - foul #3 on Lawrence Coles, team foul #7 | 67-46 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Bogue (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bill Bauer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Doe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Root (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Doe | 69-49 |
| 07:10 | Butler | David Bogue drills a shot from the left side set up by Darko Bochenski | 71-49 |
| 06:46 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Doe knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Bauer | 71-52 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Jack Doe steps in front of the John Roberts pass | 71-52 |
| 06:06 | Loyola Chicago | Nicholas Myers scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Michel McAlexander - foul #3 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #5 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Michel McAlexander, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Spencer Pence (PG), Richard Rocheleau (PF) Bill Bauer, Lawrence Coles | |
| 06:06 | Loyola Chicago | Nicholas Myers makes the free throw | 71-55 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Terence Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-55 |
| 05:43 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Rocheleau grabs the board | 71-55 |
| 05:38 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Doe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 05:37 | Butler | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Richard Rocheleau swats the layup by David Bogue | 71-55 |
| 05:16 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 05:06 | Loyola Chicago | Nicholas Myers's floater is tipped away by David Bogue | 71-55 |
| 05:05 | Butler | John Roberts snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Terence Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-55 |
| 04:45 | Butler | David Bogue grabs the offensive board | 71-55 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Terence Smith comes up short on the floater from the right side | 71-55 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Terence Smith can't tip it in | 71-55 |
| 04:18 | Loyola Chicago | Nicholas Myers pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 04:00 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Spencer Pence | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Butler | Terence Smith can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jack Doe - foul #2 on Jack Doe, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Darko Bochenski (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Landes (C) Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, David Bogue, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy (SF), Lawrence Coles (PF), James Skelley (C) Jack Doe, Nicholas Myers, Daniel Root | |
| 03:42 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ilia Pieczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) C - John Landes (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Spencer Pence (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Rocheleau (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - James Skelley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles banks in the layup on a nice dish by Spencer Pence | 73-59 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Darko Bochenski misses the turnaround near the basket | 73-59 |
| 02:56 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Skelley | 73-59 |
| 02:56 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), David Bogue (PF), John Roberts (C) Ilia Pieczynski, Goran Kwapniewski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jack Doe (SG), Nicholas Myers (SF) Richard Rocheleau, Thomas Murphy | |
| 02:49 | Loyola Chicago | John Roberts blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Myers | 73-59 |
| 02:48 | Butler | David Bogue grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Terence Smith knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Darko Bochenski | 75-59 |
| 02:13 | Loyola Chicago | John Roberts blocks the short jumper by Spencer Pence | 75-59 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Darko Bochenski gets the rebound | 75-59 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Terence Smith's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Coles | 75-59 |
| 01:42 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley travels with the ball | 75-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Johnson Sparling, Darko Bochenski, David Bogue, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG), Sean Tabor (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Richard Rocheleau (PF) Spencer Pence, Jack Doe, Nicholas Myers, Lawrence Coles | |
| 01:22 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is hacked by James Skelley - foul #4 on James Skelley, team foul #9 | 75-59 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 01:08 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor is hacked by Masio Abdallah - foul #1 on Masio Abdallah, team foul #6 | 77-59 |
| 00:47 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 77-59 |
| 00:45 | Butler | John Landes grabs the defensive rebound | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Butler | The jump hook by John Landes is blocked by James Skelley | 77-59 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski hits the follow up shot | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 79-59 |
| 00:05 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley grabs the offensive rebound | 79-59 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 79-59 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Masio Abdallah grabs the board | 79-59 |